Grade 9 Social Studies: Board Approved - March 11, 2004

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

Geography

1. How does geography shape lives, cultures, and the environment around the world?

Civics

1. How and why do governments differ among nations and what has been their impact on the lives of people?
2. How do countries and regions interact?

History

1. How have historical turning points impacted contemporary world issues within or between a country or region?
2. How have ideas and technological developments influenced environment, cultures, and people?

Economics

1. What are the interrelationships among political systems, cultures, environments and economies?
   
   

Guiding Questions/ Critical Content Research Cycle "What Makes a Good Place to Live?" UNIT PLAN DRAFTS Cultural/Political Geography Economics Physical Geography Resources Links